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Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype.

Though much has changed in society since the first publication of The Way of the Superior Man , men of all ages still “tussle with the challenges of women, work, and sexual desire.” Including an all-new preface by author David Deida, this 20th-anniversary edition of the classic guide to male spirituality offers the next generation the opportunity to cultivate trust in the moment and put forth the best versions of themselves in an ever-changing world. Step up to the plate with this book in your hand.” —Tony Robbins , author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power. “David Deida must have the biggest balls in contemporary spirituality.” —Vijay Rana , Watkins Mind Body Spirit. “As a woman, I’ve never felt so understood and validated.” —Marci Shimoff , coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul. “The openness, the love! Love it or loathe it, it is a shout from the heart of one perspective of the eternal masculine.” — Ken Wilber , author of Sex, Ecology, Spirituality; No Boundary; and Grace and Grit. “There are few categories I know of for an original like David Deida; for his teachings there is no pigeonhole. Mark my words: in a future that I hope is not too far off, David Deida’s original western Dharma will be widely known as one of the most sublime and accessible expressions of the essence of spiritual practice that is freely offered today.” —Lama Surya Das , author of Awakening the Buddha Within. “David Deida’s work reveals a depth of loving the human condition and understanding its immanent spirituality I’ve seldom seen, even in a glimmer. It’s hard for me to find words with which to express my appreciation and admiration for this unique gift.” —Jenny Wade, PhD , author of Changes of Mind “David Deida brings spirituality down from the clouds and back into our bodies where it belongs. Deida helps us to get REAL in a world where reality is an increasingly rare commodity.” —Mariana Caplan , author of Halfway Up the Mountain: The Error of Premature Claims to Enlightenment “I feel that Deida has reached a new level of poetic genius in his writing, and his understanding of feminine psychology astounds me.” —Miranda Shaw, PhD , author of Passionate Enlightenment: Women in Tantric Buddhism “ The Way of the Superior Man is a bold and challenging and very perceptive book.

The highly acclaimed, provocative New York Times bestseller—a personal, eloquently-argued essay, adapted from the much-admired TEDx talk of the same name—from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah. Adichie, celebrated author of the acclaimed Americanah (Knopf, 2013), offers a more inclusive definition of feminism, one that strives to highlight and embrace a wide range of people and experiences. Her focus on women of color is also an aspect of the movement that hasn't always been given its due, and Adichie works in her own experience and life as a feminist within a more conservative Nigerian culture in an organic and eye-opening way.

The author describes growing up in an Africa that no longer exists, training and breeding race horses, flying mail to Sudan, and being the first woman to fly the Atlantic from east to west. Markham's West with the Night was originally published in the early 1940s and disappeared, only to be rediscovered and reprinted in the 1980s when it became a smash hit.

And every little has dreams, big dreams, dreams of being the hero, of beating the bad guys, of doing daring feats and rescuing the damsel in distress. John Eldredge revises and updates his best-selling, renowned Christian classic, Wild at Heart , and in it invites men to recover their masculine heart, defined in the image of a passionate God. John and his wife, Stasi, live near Colorado Springs, Colorado.